MGA/WMGA Team Announced for French-American Challenge
Six players have been named to represent the MGA when the MGA and WMGA team up for the 19th French-American Challenge, a biennial competition between the MGA/WMGA and the Ligue de Paris. This year’s matches will be played at Golf des Yvelines, just outside of Paris, October 1-3.
The team will look to capture the trophy on French soil for the first time in the event's history, led by Captains Michael Sullivan, President of the MGA, and Valerie DePiro, past President of the WMGA.
Related: History of the French-American Challenge
Meet the team representing the MGA and WMGA:
- Darin Goldstein, Bayonne Golf Club
- Jonathan Jeter, Nassau Players Club
- Thomas LaMorte, Haworth Golf Club
- Matt Mattare, Darlington Golf Course
- Trevor Randolph, Arcola Country Club
- Brad Tilley, Sleepy Hollow Country Club
- Ina Kim-Schaad, Deepdale Golf Club
- Megha Ganne, Colts Neck Golf Club
- Alice Hodge, Bonnie Briar Country Club
- Liliana Ruiz, Trump National Golf Club - Westchester
Get to know the players:
At the last edition of the French-American Challenge, the Ligue de Paris retained the trophy with a one point victory at Stanwich in Greenwich, Conn. The matches come on the heels of the Ryder Cup, which has a similar format to the French-American Challenge, requiring all 10 players on each team to play in each of the three sessions: Fourball and Foursome matches on the first day, and singles matches on the second day. A win for the MGA/WMGA team would be just the second in the event’s history, with the last coming in 1991, though they did tie the matches in 1995 and 2004.
Preceding the matches is the French-American Challenge Am-Am competition, which will be held this year on October 1. The Am-Am pairs each of the 20 team member from both teams with other amateurs in a best ball gross and net format, similar to a Pro-Am, but with an amateur instead of professional.